On This Day In History
On this day in 1889, a white mob in Chatham County, GA, lynched a Black man named Walter Asbury and left his body hanging the entire next day to terrorize the Black community. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/2RaFMiOgp1
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) August 18, 2022
18 August 1227. Emperor Ghengis Khan, founder of the Mongol Empire, died (aged 65). By the end of his life, the Mongol Empire occupied a substantial portion of Central Asia and China. He’s considered the most effective military conqueror of all time and one of the most brutal. pic.twitter.com/FjarOIVkEf
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 18, 2022
18 August 1612, The trial of the Pendle witches began. The 12 accused lived near Pendle Hill in Lancashire. All but two were tried at Lancaster Assizes. One was tried in York and another died in prison. Ten were found guilty and executed by hanging and one was acquitted. pic.twitter.com/tMzF0YCeAJ
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 18, 2022
18 August 1783. A huge fireball meteor was seen across Britain. The meteor entered the Earth’s atmosphere over the North Sea, before passing over the east coast of Scotland and England and the English Channel. There were many witnesses who recorded their observations. pic.twitter.com/2ljmuEHkq7
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 18, 2022
18 August 1920. The 19th Amendment to the US Constitution was finally ratified by all the American federal states. It guaranteed American women the right to vote. It was certified on 25 August 1920. It was the culmination of the long campaign for women’s suffrage. pic.twitter.com/IO5YjNzjtr
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 18, 2022
18 August 1944. Ernst Thälmann, the leader of the German Communist Party (KPD), was murdered on Hitler’s order, in Buchenwald Concentration Camp (aged 58). He had been imprisoned as a political prisoner by Hitler’s regime since March 1933. pic.twitter.com/mqkuxO369c
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 18, 2022
18 August 1963. In a key moment of the US Civil Rights Movement, James Meredith became the first black American to graduate from the then segregated University of Mississippi. He had only been admitted in 1962, after the intervention of JFK’s federal government. pic.twitter.com/SehIa0RhQ7
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 18, 2022
18 August 2012. Pop star, Scott MacKenzie, died (aged 76). He was best known for his 1967 UK No.1 hit single San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair), which became an anthem of the “Summer of Love”. pic.twitter.com/Vq9PJIYVNK
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 18, 2022
18 August 2017. Popular entertainer, Bruce Forsyth, died (aged 89). He was the presenter of a number of TV shows, including: The Generation Game, Play Your Cards Right, The Price Is Right and You Bet!. He also co-presented, Strictly Come Dancing, from 2004 to 2013. pic.twitter.com/x1Ko45cikh
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 18, 2022
August 19th
43 BC Octavian, later known as Augustus, compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul
1839 Details of Louis Daguerre's 1st practical photographic process are released in Paris
1942 World War II: Over 4,000 Canadian and British soldiers killed, wounded or captured raiding Dieppe, France
1988 Iran and Iraq begin a cease-fire in their 8-year-old war (11 PM EDT)
1991 Conservative members of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union attempt to depose Mikhail Gorbachev in a coup d'état
2010 Operation Iraqi Freedom ends, with the last of the United States brigade combat teams crossing the border to Kuwait
Did You Know?
The Chinese Community in South Africa is granted 'White' status
Today in History in 1970
Would You Believe?
Start of first and only Olympic cricket match in Paris; GB beats France by 158 runs
Today in History in 1900
This day 159 years ago - 19 August 1861 - Anne Jellicoe and Barbara Corlett founded the Dublin Society for Promoting the Employment of Women.
This led to the Queen's Institute of Technical Schools, the first technical college for women in either Ireland or Great Britain. pic.twitter.com/EMG1V1DKfK
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) August 19, 2020
#OTD in 1982, Major Svetlana Savitskaya became the second woman in space. Winner of numerous world records in aeronautics, she was the first woman to perform a space walk (in 1984). By 17 she had already done 450 parachute jumps. https://t.co/CtnQuIOVYD
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) August 19, 2022
On this day in 1916, white mobs in Florida and Texas lynched 7 Black people. This terroristic violence occurred just months before the U.S. entered WWI to protect democracy and freedom. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/KL4ChMYGzr
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) August 19, 2022
19 August 295 BC. The first temple to Venus, the Roman goddess of love, beauty and fertility, was dedicated by Roman Consul, Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges. Venus was the Roman counterpart to the Greek Aphrodite. pic.twitter.com/0GGiW0cQKd
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 19, 2022
19 August 14. Roman Emperor, Augustus (born Gaius Octavius), died (aged 75). He was the first emperor of the Roman Empire from 27 BC until his death and the first ruler of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. His reign initiated an era of relative peace. This month bears his name. pic.twitter.com/FRi4CG7tRl
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 19, 2022
19 August 1692. 5 people (Martha Carrier, George Jacobs Sr., George Burroughs, John Willard, and John Proctor), were executed for witchcraft at the Salem witch trials in Massachusetts. The trial featured in Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible. pic.twitter.com/NKsqmKaXUk
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 19, 2022
19 August 1919. Emir Amanullah Khan (pictured), declared full independence from Britain for Afghanistan. This followed the signing of the Treaty of Rawalpindi (or Anglo-Afghan Treaty), on 8 August 1919, when Britain had recognised the sovereignty and independence of Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/RELVaNediC
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 19, 2022
19 August 1953. The CIA and MI6 helped to overthrow the government of Mohammad Mosaddegh in Iran, and reinstate the Shah (pictured). It was only in 2013 that the CIA publicly admitted its involvement in the 1953 coup. pic.twitter.com/mXivCUXmzQ
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 19, 2022
19 August 1960. Francis Gary Powers, the US pilot of the U-2 spy plane, which was shot down in the Soviet Union, was convicted of espionage and sentenced to 10 years in prison, but he was released on 8 February 1962. pic.twitter.com/UO5ZtenXe5
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 19, 2022